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I was just 8 years old when the original animated BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was released. Now in my thirties, I am excited to see a live action version of the classic animation. Disney’s new BEAUTY AND THE BEAST hits theaters tomorrow, March 17th, 2017. So today I wanted to pass along these ten free printable BEAUTY AND THE BEAST coloring pages (and a maze).

These candy cane game ideas were written as part of my Let’s Play Ambassadorship. Let’s Play is an initiative by Dr Pepper Snapple Group that provides kids and families with the tools, places and inspiration to make active play a daily priority by building and improving playgrounds and donating sports equipment to groups in need. Even though I am being compensated, I fully believe in the initiative. All opinions are my own.

This simple play bucket idea was written as part of my Let’s Play Ambassadorship. Even though I am being compensated, I fully believe in the initiative. All opinions are my own.

Play doesn’t have to be complicated. It doesn’t require new purchases or toys. It can be simple ‘old fashion’ play. That’s actually my favorite type of play. To help beat boredom, I created this ‘Random Play’ bucket that’s great for days when the kids are home from school and those times they just keep saying ‘I’m bored‘.

This nature walk collection printable activity sheet idea was written as part of my Let’s Play Ambassadorship. Let’s Play is an initiative by Dr Pepper Snapple Group that provides kids and families with the tools, places and inspiration to make active play a daily priority by building and improving playgrounds and donating sports equipment to groups in need. Even though I am being compensated, I fully believe in the initiative. All opinions are my own.

This kid’s relay baton tutorial was written as part of my Let’s Play ambassadorship. Let’s Play is an initiative by Dr Pepper Snapple Group that provides kids and families with the tools, places and inspiration to make active play a daily priority by building and improving playgrounds and donating sports equipment to groups in need. Even though I am being compensated, I fully believe in the initiative. All opinions are my own.

Outdoor play is essential for kids. Active play lets kids release all that endless energy, plus it gets their eyes off the television and tablets. You can easily create simple activities and games outside with little or no toys needed. Simple play can be the best play.

This easy no-sew bean bag tutorial was written as part of my Let’s Play ambassadorship. Even though I am being compensated, I fully believe in the initiative. All opinions are my own.

As we are nestled in the middle of summer, the amount of times I hear, ‘I’m bored’ from my kids is exponentially increasing. The boys can be happily entertained one minute, then in the blink of an eye extreme boredom appears.

It’s no secret; themed activities and snacks are a huge hit around my house. It gets the kids excited and gives me the opportunity to get creative with our activities and food. Our most recent theme was one of my favorites: The Land Before Time family movie night.